Department of Pharmacy Administration

WHAT WE DO

Our department explores the frontiers of health economics and outcomes research, pharmaceutical marketing and management, pharmacoepidemiology, and the evolving role of pharmacists in delivering quality health care.

Our Department

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Enhance Your Understanding

Pharmacy Administration affords excellent career opportunities in various settings and has maintained an exceptional track record in placing graduates.

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Redefine Patient Advocacy

Pharmacy Administration has developed a reputation for high quality related to pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, and health care.

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About our Department

Pharmacy Administration has one of the oldest graduate programs in the country, offering quality graduate education for more than 60 years.

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Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management

CPMM is a research center of excellence that advances research, teaching, and service in medication use and health outcomes, management of pharmacy organizations, and the marketing and utilization of appropriate medications in all segments of the healthcare industry.

Our Programs

Meet the Department

Yi Yang

Yi Yang

  • Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Marie Barnard

Marie Barnard

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Associate Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Acting Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
John Bentley

John Bentley

  • Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Marketing and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Pharmacy Administration
Kaustuv Bhattacharya

Kaustuv Bhattacharya

  • Research Assistant Professor Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Jen Blakley

Jen Blakley

  • Administrative Assistant
Alicia Bouldin

Alicia Bouldin

  • Associate Dean of Outcome Assessment & Learning Advancement, Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Joe Dikun

Joe Dikun

  • Instructional Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration
John Higginbotham

John Higginbotham

  • Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development, Professor of Pharmacy Administration, Professor of Public Health, and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Erin Holmes

Erin Holmes

  • Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Yinan Huang

Yinan Huang

  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Assistant Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tess Johnson

Tess Johnson

  • Research Associate
Eric Pittman

Eric Pittman

  • Research Assistant Professor and Clinical Director and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Administration
Sujith Ramachandran

Sujith Ramachandran

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, Research Associate Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Assistant Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
Meagen Rosenthal

Meagen Rosenthal

  • Director of the Community First Research Center for Wellbeing and Creative Achievement; Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Associate Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Donna West Strum

Donna West Strum

  • Dean of the School of Pharmacy, Executive Director of the Research Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor of Pharmacy Administration, and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Noel Wilkin

Noel Wilkin

  • Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Professor of Pharmacy Administration and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Administration News

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Faculty News / Honors & Awards

OXFORD, Miss. – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National Academy of Medicine have named University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Sujith Ramachandran as one of only seven RWJF Health Policy Fellows.